Door-hanger



PATENTED JAN. 26, 1904.

F. B. 000K.

DOOR HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1s. 190s.

N0 MODEL.

Patented January 26, 1904.

PATENT OEEICE.

FRANK B. COOK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DOOR-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 750,608, dated January26, 1904.

Application led May 16, 1903. Serial No. 157,348. (N0 mOdL) To @ZZ whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK B. COOK, a citizen of the United States ot'-America, and a resident of Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have inventeda certain new and useful Improvement in Door-Hangers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to door-hangers of that type in which externallyarranged hanger-rolls travel upon a tubular track or way supported byinternally-arranged brackets or supporting devices. In a door-hangercharacterized by my invention the said tubular track or way is slottedlongitudinally, and the supporting-brackets project through thelongitudinally-extending slot at any suitable or desired points alongthe length thereof, the combining' of the longitudinally-slotted tubulartrack or way with externally-arranged rolls and internally-arrangedbrackets in the manner stated not only providing' a suitable track orway whereon externally-arranged hanger-rolls may travel back and forth,butalso making it possible to employ any suitable or desired number ofbrackets and at any suitable or desired points along the length of thetubular track or way without in any way varying the construction of thetubular track or way, and in addition permitting the use of brackets ofunvarying or uniform character. Furthermore, in a door-hangercharacterized by my invention the said longitudinally-extending slot inthe tubular track or way is located ata point between the bottom andinner side of the tube, so as to not only, in effect, provide upper andlower bearing portions for supporting rolls and means for preventing therolls from leaving the track or way, but also provide the tubular trackor way with a lateral aperture of such character as to enable it toreadily drain itself of water, &c., which may enter its interior. Thesetwo novel features may be employed and embodied in a hanger structureseparately or independently of each other, or, on the other hand and aswill hereinafter more fully appear, these two novel features#to wit, thecombination of the continuous slot and the track or way withinternallyarranged brackets located at any suitable or desired pointsalong the length of the tube and the location of said slot at a pointbetween the bottom and one side of the tube-may be combined in one andthe same hanger structure.

The nature and advantages of my invention will, however, hereinaftermore fully appear.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a side elevation of a carhaving a door provided with my improved hangers. Fig. 2 is an enlargedvertical cross-section of my improved hanger and the tubular track orway on which it travels. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line 3 3 inFig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective of one of the brackets for supporting myimproved tubular track or way.

As thus illustrated, my improved tubular track or way A is preferablymounted horizontally above the door and is supported by brackets B. As amatter of special improvement the said tubular track or way preferablyconsists of a straight length of tubing provided with alongitudinally-extending slot a. This slot, it will be observed, whenthe track is in position is located ata point between the bottom and theinner side of the tubing or piping. In this way the tubular, track orway is adapted to provide upper and lower bearing portions for the rollsC and D and to at the same time drain or clear itself of any water,dust, or dirt which might enter its interior. In other words, the pieceof tubing is of a character to provide upper and lower ways a and a2notwithstanding the fact that it is provided with a continuous andlongitudinally-eXtending slot adapted to receive the head portion b ofeach bracket and even though said slot is so located as to enable thetubular track or way to readily drain itself of water, &c., which mayenter its interior. These brackets, as illustrated, extend through theslot and have their head portions adapted to accurately it the bore ofthe tubing, so as to support the latter firmly in place. Iith thetubular track or way slotted longitudinally from end to end the bracketscan all be of a uniform character, and the tubular track or way can beremoved without the necessity of detaching any of the brackets from thesupport to which they are secured. The provision of a continuous andlongitudinally-eXtending slot permits the brackets to be located at anysuitable or desired points IOO along the length of the tubular track orway and permits thel use of any suitable or desired number of thebrackets B without the necessity of in any way varying or changing theconstruction of the tubular track or way. If the slot extends from oneextreme end of the tube to the other extreme end thereof, then in suchcase the tubular track or way B can be made by simply rolling up a pieceof sheet metal into tube form and by bringing the edges thereof closeenough together to provide a slot of the desired size and character.rlhe provision of a slot extending longitudinally of and opening at theends of the tube permits the use throughout the length of the tube ofbrackets having heads which accurately and snugly tit the bore orinterior of the tube. lach bracket is preferably provided with a pointor projection b', adapted to project into the supportv to which thebracket is secured, and is also provided with an opening b2, throughwhich a fastening bolt or screw b3 can be inserted. rlhe said rolls canbe mounted in any suitable manner on the hanger-body E, the upper rollbeing preferably grooved to enable it to travel upon the tubular trackor way, the lower roll being preferably somewhat smaller and morecylindric in character, this lower roll serving as a mere guard toprevent the hanger from rising from the track or way. This lower roll Dis preferably and desirably of brass, it being subject to a more severerusting action than the upper roll.

A hanger arrangement of the foregoing charactei' is simple andcomparatively cheap to manufacture and is efficient and serviceable inuse., It is adapted more particularly for use in connection withcar-doors, and hence I have only illustrated it for this purpose.

As an advantage gained by inserting the brackets through the side of thetube at points along a line betweenv the side and bottom it will be seenthat this feature when the brackets are made longer than shown permitsthe door to be swung up into a practically horizontal position withoutrotating the tube and without rendering it impossible to slide the dooralong the track, the hanger-rolls passing: the brackets as readily whenthe door is thus positionedV as when in its normal position.

v What I claim as my invention is- 1. A door-hanger comprising alongitudinally-slotted tube, supporting-brackets projecting through thesaid slot and engaging the interior of the tube, said longitudinal slotpermittingendwise or longitudinal movement of the tube relative to thesupporting-brackets tudinal slot permitting relative endwise orlongitudinal movement of the tube on the supporting means, and a hangermember supported by and adapted to travel upon the exterior of saidhollow member.

3. A door-hanger comprising a longitudinally-slotted tube,supporting-brackets projecting through the said slot and engaging theinterior of the tube, said longitudinal slot permitting endwise orlongitudinal movement of the tube relative to the supporting-bracketsand a hanger member supported by and adapted to travel upon the exteriorof said tube and means adapted to engage the lower portion of said tubeto prevent displacement of said hanger member.

4f. A door-hanger comprising a tube slotted longitudinally substantiallyits entire length, said slot'being disposed between the bottom and innerside of the tube, supporting-brackets projecting through saidlongitudinal slot and engaging the interior of said tube, said slotpermitting relative shift between the brackets andtube longitudinally ofthe latter and adapting the tube to drain itself of water, a hangermember supported by and adapted to travel upon the exterior of said tubeand means to engage the lower bearing portion of the tube to preventdisplacement of the hanger member.

5. A door-hanger comprising supportingbrackets, a tube slotted 'from endto end and adapted to be engaged with the supportingbrackets by relativelongitudinal movement therewith, said brackets extending through theslot and having enlarged portions and engaging the interior of saidtube, a hanger member supported upon the exterior of said tube and meansfor preventing displacement of the hanger member, the said slot beingdisposed between the bottom and inner side of the tube.

Signed by me at Chicago, Illinois, this 12th day of May, 1903,.

FRANK B. COOK. Vitnesses:

CHARLES HreKoK, WVM. A. HARDERS.

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